How are the SAT Subject Tests scored?
It’s a two-step process. First, a raw score is calculated: one point is added for each multiple-choice question answered correctly (all SAT Subject Tests contain only multiple-choice questions). Omitted questions receive no points. A fraction of a point is subtracted for questions answered incorrectly: 1/4 point is subtracted for five-choice questions, 1/3 point is subtracted for four-choice questions, and 1/2 point is subtracted for three-choice questions. Then, the total points answered incorrectly are subtracted from the number answered correctly. If the resulting score is a fraction, it is rounded to the nearest whole number-1/2 or more is rounded up; less than 1/2 is rounded down. Next, the raw score is converted to the College Board 200-to-800 scaled score by a statistical process called equating. Equating adjusts for slight differences in difficulty between test editions and ensures that a student’s score does not depend on the specific test edition he or she took and that a stu
